Dandy Hotel-Daan Park Branch

Fantastic experience from front desk check-in to housekeeping! Clean, modern rooms, free laundry facilities, great buffet breakfast and fabulous location next to Daan Park MRT. Rooms have complimentary snacks and coffee with the most thoughtful housekeeping staff I’ve ever experienced! The housekeeper even recognized that I preferred a certain flavor of cookie and left me an extra of that cookie in my room. At Dandy I experienced thoughtful, attentive and PERSONALIZED Service. I cannot recommend this hotel enough. This will be my only hotel in Taipei.

The staff were SO incredibly friendly, we were able to store our bags before and after the trip, the bathroom was huge and clean, the location was incredible -- just next to the metro -- and the breakfast was absolutely divine! Highlights were definitely the kind staff, the luggage storage, and the location!

Staff was very responsive. When I encountered problems with ants in my room, I was quickly moved to a different room. Breakfast was really good, actually! In particular, I loved the alfalfa and pea sprouts which most places don't have and are super yummy! Plus soy milk, congee, and pretty good soups of the day! Room was SUPER clean - housekeeping did A+ job. Bathtub was clean, and while not huge the room (I got a Deluxe) was a good size for me and great value for price/location. Location was A+. Loved being so close to buses, the MRT and Daan Park! Wifi is not so great. That's why if you want to work out of this hotel they give you a Ethernet cable. Unfortunately, most Macbooks nowadays don't have Ethernet cables. :( Would need to buy an adapter if you want reliable Internet here I think. Also, loved having laundry for free in the building! As a long-term traveler, this was much appreciated. In my opinion, the cost/performance ratio of this hotel is fantastic and I'd happily stay in it long term. For context, on this trip I also stayed at the Grand Hyat and while this is obviously not 5 star it is I think up to par in terms of cleanliness and I'd be happy to stay here if I was planning a longer-term stay in Taipei.

- All staff were exceedingly friendly and helpful - there was a leak in our bathroom roof but we informed reception and it was fixed by the time we returned in the evening - You can order pineapple and other pastries from a number of major brands from reception and they will arrive in 24 hours - saves time running to the shops! - Snacks and drinks in our room were all complimentary and topped up each day - Seems very kid-friendly, with a kids' play corner and kids' bibs at the breakfast area. According to the information file in our room, they have strollers and bottle sterilisers available for loan if you need those

The breakfast and service at breakfast was excellent. They had a lot of choices for food and drinks. They always had drinks available all day and snacks at night. We stayed during Christmas holiday and they had special dinners/snacks at night and activities for children. The rooms were clean and serviced well. The location was very convenient to the train station and activities, like Dongman Market and Yong Kang Street. Da'an Park is right across the street and great if you like to jog. Free laundry machines to use was a plus!